From: Jessica Robin [sapphou@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 1:41 PM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Policy


Letter to:
Docket No. 00N-1396 & Docket No. 00D-1598
FDA Commissioner, Dockets Management Branch
HFA-305)
Food and Drug Administration
5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1061
Rockville, MD 20852


Dear Sir or Ma'am,

       As a concerned and informed citizen and
consumer I demand that the FDA
recognize and implement the following points
with regards to genetically
engineered foods:

-- FDA must Require mandatory pre-market
safety testing: GE foods could
be toxic, could cause allergic responses,
could have lower nutritional value,
and could compromise immune responses in
consumers;
--FDA must Require mandatory pre-market
environmental review: GE
crops and foods could cause irreparable damage
to the environment;
--FDA must Require mandatory labeling of
GE foods: Without mandatory
labeling, neither consumers nor health
professionals will know if an allergic
or toxic reaction was the result of a
genetically engineered food. Consumers
will also be deprived of the critical
knowledge they need to hold food
producers liable should any of these novel
foods prove hazardous.

This Notification policy is an insult to
consumers, and irresponsibly
ignores strong scientific evidence of numerous
potential health and
environmental risks of GE foods. These Rules
appear to be a decision made
to convenience industry at the expense of
public health, consumer
information, and the environment.
Thank you for your consideration,
Sincerely,

Jessica Robin Leach
Gainesville, Florida

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